Matthew J. Szulik is an American businessman. He is the former

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, leader of some other technology companies, such as Interleaf and

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for more than 20 years. Szulik had also held the titles of chief executive officer and president of

, and after over nine years, resigned from these positions on December 20, 2007, citing personal reasons. Szulik is a spokesperson to industry, government, and education leaders on open source computing. Szulik is the chairman of the Science and Technology Board for State of North Carolina's Economic Development Board. He is past chairman and an executive director of the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies Association. Szulik is a graduate of

Saint Anselm College Saint Anselm College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889, it is the third-oldest Catholic college in New England. Named for Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to ...

in New Hampshire. In 2002, Szulik was recognized by ''

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'' magazine with its 20/20 Vision Award. Szulik been awarded overall national winner for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008.

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